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In the realm of space exploration, the notion of reusable rockets has seen a transformative development, one that has laid the framework for how humanity ventures into the cosmos in the immediate future.
SpaceX marked the end of the year with a launch record on December 28th. The commercial spaceflight company ended the year with 98 launches, including 91 Falcon 9, 5 Falcon Heavy, and two Starship launches.
Last Saturday, SpaceX made history again, flying and landing booster B1058 for a record-breaking 19th time.
UPDATED: Now set for 5:05PM Thursday due to bad weather in the recovery area.
Dragon to Return from ISS with Key Scientific Payload
SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft is set to undock from the International Space Station (ISS) tonight at 9:05 p.m. EST. NASA will provide coverage of the undocking beginning at 8:45PM EST on NASA TV, Youtube, and the agency’s website.
What does the “most powerful rocket in the world” even mean?
Innovation is foundational at SpaceX, the California-based company founded by Elon Musk in 2002. Not only has the company written a veritable laundry list of firsts, bests and mosts, it has also served as a cradle for former employees to start their own high-tech firms. Several SpaceX alumni startups are prospering, while others are still developing products and preparing to enter the marketplace.
Space X’s weather-delayed Starlink mission is set to launch tonight from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Pad 40. Weather may still be a problem.
SpaceX is gearing up for another try at launching the delay-plagued Falcon Heavy X-37B mission.
SpaceX’s Starship represents an unpresented leap in space transportation technology. Starship flight tests have been characterized by rapid iteration and ambitious testing schedules.
The US Space Force said this morning that the Dec. 13th USSF-52 mission launch attempt aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy has again been scrubbed.
FMN Photos by Mark Stone and Charles Boyer
UPDATE #2 : The USSF-52 launch has now been pushed to Wednesday night, the 13th. Weather forecast is not good, so stay on top of this one! Starlink still on for tonight…for now.
UPDATE: after a disappointing “Double Scrub” on the 11th, both launches have been rescheduled for same times tonight, Dec. 12th. Weather for the Falcon Heavy is 80% “go”, and 65% “go” for the Starlink mission, according to the SLD-45 Weather Squadron’s latest forecast.
SpaceX said in a Tweet at 8:50 this morning that the Falcon Heavy Mission, USSF-52, will be delayed until tomorrow, Dec. 11th.
